REALLY?? OKAY!!! And so I set out to make a bento that wasn’t too cutesy or too girly.

I decided to use the Rubbermaid LunchBlox System for him, because it’s free of zoo animals, butterflies, or other cutesy decorations. It is BPA free and microwave and dishwasher safe. I prefer the smaller blox for school bentos, as the larger containers tend to have all the food items “tossed” by the time they reach my kids’ desks at lunch time.

Here is the top layer of my highschooler’s bento…I used the hard plastic food cups from allthingsforsale.com to hold the cheese and the chocolate. I used a generic silicon baking cup to hold the chips, as the sides are more flexible and the chips don’t have to break in order to fit. I added a $5 bill for “milk money” so he could buy himself a drink from the cafeteria or vending machine.

i do this same thing for my husfriend – and he even works from home! he was always trying to buy frozen meals or cup of noodles (ew!). so i pack him bento snacks at the same time i pack our daughter’s and my own. yay for healthy, fun, sustainable lunches!